Quiz about Science 7 Planet Earth Test

Question 1

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

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all of the above

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definite chemical composition

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crystal structure

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naturally occuring

Question 2

How do you test the hardness of a mineral?

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Scratch Test

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Throw it against a wall

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Step on it

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Kick it until it breaks

Question 3

Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?

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Hardness

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Luster

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Density

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Streak

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

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They are liquids

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They are formed in nature

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They are inorganic

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They have crystalline structure

Question 5

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 6

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

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Extrusive and Intrusive

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Foliated and Non-Foliated

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Clastic and Biochemical

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Black and Gray

Question 7

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 8

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 9

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

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metamorphic

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igneous

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sedimentary

Question 10

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

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How they form

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Their color and shapes

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Mineral bands

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Where they form

Question 11

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

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False

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True

Question 12

Lava that cools outside the Earth and small to no crystals

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extrusive rock

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intrusive Rock

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metamorphic rock

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sedimentary rock

Question 13

Weathering is

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the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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the process of moving rock

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the temperature outside

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dropping off broken pieces of rock

Question 14

Erosion is

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the process of moving rock

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the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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the temperature outside

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dropping off broken pieces of rock

Question 15

Deposition is

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dropping off broken pieces of rock

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the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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the process of moving rock

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the temperature outside

Question 16

"Sea water contains salt. The water can evaporate leaving salts behind. Salt crystal grows and forces rocks apart."
This is an example of

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Chemical weathering

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Marine erosion

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Biological weathering

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Physical weathering

Question 17

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 18

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 19

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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Harry Hess

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Galileo

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Newton

Question 20

What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

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Continents are stationary and do not move

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The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

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none of the above

Question 21

What was Pangaea?

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a supercontinent

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a mid-ocean ridge

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a lithospheric plate

Question 22

Two tectonic plates collide at a ___ plate boundary.

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

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transformer

Question 23

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

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Seismograph

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Epicenter

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Fault

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Seismogram

Question 24

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

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Magnitude

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Earthquake

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Epicenter

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Seismogram

Question 25

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

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Richter Scale

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Mercalli Scale

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Seismogram Scale

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Bernoulli Scale

Question 26

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

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Tsunami

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Aftershock

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Liquefaction

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Seismic Gap

Question 27

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

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Ring of Fire

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Circle of Fire

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Ring of Lava

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Circle of Magma

Question 28

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

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Magma

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Hot Spot

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Lava

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Volcano

Question 29

Which type of stress occurs at convergent boundaries where plates push into each other?

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compression

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tension

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shear

Question 30

How do faults and folds compare?

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Faults are breaks in rock where rocks move, and folds are bends in rock.

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Faults are bends in rock where rocks move, and folds are breaks in rocks.

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Faults are breaks in rock where rocks do not move, and folds are bends in rock.

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Faults are bends in rock where rocks do not move, and folds are breaks in rock.

Question 31

This picture shows which kind of Plate Boundary?

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Divergent Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

Question 32

Most mountain belts are associated with ____.

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plate boundaries

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regional lifts

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fault-block mountains

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pillow basalt

Question 33

People who study fossils are called ____.

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paleontologists

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meterologists

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fossilologists

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fossil hunters

Question 34

In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary  rock

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metamorphic rock

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igneous rock

Question 35

In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?

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An animal dies.

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Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.

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Sediment covers the bone.

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The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.

Question 36

An example of a fossil with altered hard parts includes

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petrified wood

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a mummified human body

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a gastrolith

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a saber-tooth cat in tar

Question 37

You can tell that the oldest rocks are at the bottom of an undisturbed rock sequence by using the principle of ____________

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superposition

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uniformitarianism

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original horizontality

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cross-cutting relationships

Question 38

Which fossil is oldest?

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the fish

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the crab

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the frog

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the plant

Question 39

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

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take millions of years to replace

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require expensive equipment

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can be found all over

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provide all the energy we use

Question 40

What is the outer most layer of Earth?

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

Question 41

Which layer is below the crust?

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mantle

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continental slope

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inner core

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outer core

Question 42

What is the hottest part of all of Earth's layers?

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

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crust

Question 43

Which of Earth's layers is thickest?

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mantle

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crust

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outer core

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inner core

Question 44

The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?

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convection

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rotation

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conduction

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radiation

Question 45

What was the name of the supercontinent?

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Pangea

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Panorama

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Panamerican

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Wegener

Question 46

At which plate boundary is new crust formed?

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divergent

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convergent

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continental

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transform

Question 47

How long has life existed on earth?

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4.6 billion years

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1 million years

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4.6 million years

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10 million years

Question 48

What is most of the earth's surface covered by?

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water

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sand

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gases

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land

Question 49

On which layer of the earth does life exist?

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crust

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inner core

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mantle

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outer core

Question 50

Sea Floor Spreading would be considered a type of ___________________ boundary.

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divergent

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convergent

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subduction

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transform

Question 51

A seismograph measures _________________________.

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earthquake intensity

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volcanic intensity

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sea spreading distance

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lava density

Question 52

One of the clues that scientists used to discover which continents used to be connected to each other were _______________________.

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All of these are correct

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fossils

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mountain ranges

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shape of continents

Question 53

Volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean region are called the ______________________.

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Ring of Fire

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Lava Flows

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Magma Mountains

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Tsunami Fields

Question 54

What is a non-renewable resource?

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A resource that cannot be replaced at all, or cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

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A resource that can be replaced or recycled.

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A resource that will not run out.

Question 55

In the rock cycle, what causes igneous rock to form?

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the cooling of magma

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heat and pressure

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weathering and erosion

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tectonic plates

Question 56

in the rock cycle, what causes sedimentary rock to form?

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compaction and cementation

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melting

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heat and pressure

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red, hot magma

Question 57

In the rock cycle, what causes metamorphic rock to form?

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

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red, hot magma

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erosion

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wind

Question 58

The process that moves weathered rocks is called

Accepted Answer

erosion

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gravity

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layering

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folding

Question 59

Changes in the Earth's crust can be slow or fast. Which of these is the BEST example of a slow change?

Accepted Answer

weathering

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volcanic erruption

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landslide

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earthquake

Question 60

Which describes the landform from which melted rock is forced out of an opening in Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

volcano

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fault

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erosion

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folded mountain

Question 61

The Sahara Desert in Africa has a landscape of huge sand dunes. This landscape is constantly changing. Which force in nature causes this constant change of the desert landscape?

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wind storms

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earthquake

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hurricane

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lightning strikes

Question 62

Which is a type of igneous rock that contains large crystals and forms when magma cools slowly beneath the surface of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

intrusive

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extrusive

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 63

Which is a type of igneous rock that has small crystals and forms when lava cools quickly on Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

extrusive

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intrusive

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 64

What type of rock is made from pieces of other rocks, dissolved minerals, or plant and animal matter that collects to form rock layers?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

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intrusive

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extrusive

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metamorphic

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